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MX 2002 featuring Ricky Carmichael

MX 2002 featuring Ricky Carmichael is a video game developed by Pacific Coast Power & Light and published by THQ for the PlayStation 2, Xbox and Game Boy Advance in 2001. It is the third motocross racing game published by THQ to be endorsed by professional motocross racer Ricky Carmichael, after Championship Motocross featuring Ricky Carmichael and its sequel, Championship Motocross 2001 Featuring Ricky Carmichael, as well as the first game in THQ's MX trilogy, a follow-up series to the Championship Motocross duology that would eventually become part of its MX vs. ATV crossover racing franchise. A sequel, MX Superfly, was released in 2002 and also endorsed by Carmichael.

MX 2002 featuring Ricky Carmichael
Developer(s)Pacific Coast Power & Light
Tiertex Design Studios (GBA)
Publisher(s)THQ
Programmer(s)Matthew Gaston
Composer(s)Steve Kirk
SeriesMX
EngineRenderWare (consoles)[4]
Platform(s)PlayStation 2, Xbox, Game Boy Advance
ReleasePlayStation 2
  • NA: June 28, 2001[1]
  • EU: September 14, 2001
Game Boy Advance
  • NA: September 25, 2001[2]
  • EU: October 26, 2001
Xbox
  • NA: December 3, 2001[3]
  • EU: April 26, 2002
Genre(s)Sports, racing
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

Development

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MX 2002 originally began development as a sequel to Championship Motocross 2001 Featuring Ricky Carmichael, before undergoing significant changes that led it to be rebranded as the start of a new successor to the Championship Motocross duology. Tiertex Studios, which developed the Game Boy Color version of Championship Motocross 2001, developed a Game Boy Advance version of MX 2002 that similarly featured 3-D graphics.

Reception

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The PlayStation 2 version received "generally favorable reviews", while the Xbox version received above-average reviews, according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.[8][9] While Jim Preston of NextGen was critical about the game having "ordinary" graphics and an "awkward" stunt system for the PS2 version,[24] the magazine was more positive to the Xbox version due to its better controls and built-in tutorials.[25] Dan Elektro of GamePro said that the former console version "may find its true niche with big motocross fans, but casual gamers will most likely be left in the dust."[31][b]

Notes

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  1. ^ In Electronic Gaming Monthly's review of the PlayStation 2 version, one critic gave it 7/10, and the rest gave it each a score of 7.5/10.
  2. ^ GamePro gave the PlayStation 2 version two 4/5 scores for graphics and control, 3.5/5 for sound, and 3/5 for fun factor.

References

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  1. ^ "THQ SHIPS MX 2002 FEATURING RICKY CARMICHAEL FOR PLAYSTATION(r)2". GameZone. June 28, 2001. Archived from the original on February 8, 2005. Retrieved January 19, 2024.
  2. ^ "THQ Ships 'MX 2002 Featuring Ricky Carmichael' for Game Boy Advance". Business Wire. Berkshire Hathaway. September 25, 2001. Archived from the original on December 16, 2001. Retrieved October 12, 2021 – via Yahoo.com.
  3. ^ "THQ SHIPS MX 2002 FEATURING RICKY CARMICHAEL FOR XBOX". THQ. December 3, 2001. Archived from the original on April 16, 2004. Retrieved May 3, 2023.
  4. ^ "RenderWare Powers Major Titles at E3". GameZone. May 21, 2001. Archived from the original on September 25, 2018. Retrieved January 19, 2024.
  5. ^ "MX 2002 featuring Ricky Carmichael for Game Boy Advance". GameRankings. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on December 5, 2019.
  6. ^ "MX 2002 featuring Ricky Carmichael for PlayStation 2". GameRankings. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on December 5, 2019. Retrieved October 10, 2021.
  7. ^ "MX 2002 featuring Ricky Carmichael for Xbox". GameRankings. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on December 5, 2019. Retrieved October 10, 2021.
  8. ^ a b "MX 2002 featuring Ricky Carmichael critic reviews (PS2)". Metacritic. Fandom. Archived from the original on July 9, 2022. Retrieved January 19, 2024.
  9. ^ a b "MX 2002 featuring Ricky Carmichael critic reviews (Xbox)". Metacritic. Fandom. Archived from the original on November 3, 2021. Retrieved January 19, 2024.
  10. ^ Dudlak, Jonathan; Sewart, Greg; Hager, Dean (August 2001). "MX2002 [sic] featuring Ricky Carmichael (PS2)" (PDF). Electronic Gaming Monthly. No. 145. Ziff Davis. p. 109. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 25, 2023. Retrieved January 19, 2024.
  11. ^ Saltzman, Marc (July 16, 2001). "MX 2002 featuring Ricky Carmichael (PS2)". The Electric Playground. Greedy Publications Ltd. Archived from the original on February 28, 2003. Retrieved January 19, 2024.
  12. ^ Saltzman, Marc (January 16, 2002). "MX 2002 featuring Ricky Carmichael (Xbox)". The Electric Playground. Greedy Productions Ltd. Archived from the original on February 28, 2003. Retrieved January 19, 2024.
  13. ^ Kato, Matthew (August 2001). "MX 2002 featuring Ricky Carmichael (PS2)". Game Informer. No. 100. FuncoLand. Archived from the original on February 23, 2005. Retrieved October 10, 2021.
  14. ^ "MX 2002 featuring Ricky Carmichael (Xbox)". Game Informer. No. 105. FuncoLand. January 2002. p. 86.
  15. ^ Gerstmann, Jeff (July 3, 2001). "MX 2002 Featuring Ricky Carmichael Review (PS2) [date mislabeled as "May 17, 2006"]". GameSpot. Fandom. Archived from the original on May 7, 2016. Retrieved January 19, 2024.
  16. ^ Villoria, Gerald (February 1, 2002). "MX 2002 Featuring Ricky Carmichael Review (Xbox) [date mislabeled as "May 17, 2006"]". GameSpot. Fandom. Archived from the original on April 8, 2016. Retrieved January 19, 2024.
  17. ^ Tsotsos, Alex (January 9, 2002). "MX 2002 Featuring Ricky Carmichael (PS2)". GameSpy. IGN Entertainment. Archived from the original on June 13, 2002. Retrieved October 10, 2021.
  18. ^ D'Aprile, Jason (November 15, 2001). "MX 2002 Featuring Ricky Carmichael (Xbox)". GameSpy. IGN Entertainment. Archived from the original on February 17, 2005. Retrieved October 10, 2021.
  19. ^ Krause, Kevin (July 8, 2001). "MX 2002 featuring Ricky Carmichael (PS2)". GameZone. Archived from the original on February 8, 2005. Retrieved October 11, 2021.
  20. ^ Lafferty, Michael (December 31, 2001). "MX 2002 featuring Ricky Carmichael - Xbox". GameZone. Archived from the original on May 26, 2008. Retrieved October 11, 2021.
  21. ^ Harris, Craig (January 10, 2002). "MX 2002 Featuring Ricky Carmichael (GBA)". IGN. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on October 28, 2021. Retrieved January 19, 2024.
  22. ^ Perry, Douglass C. (July 3, 2001). "MX 2002 Featuring Ricky Carmichael (PS2)". IGN. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on October 4, 2023. Retrieved January 19, 2024.
  23. ^ Chau, Anthony (December 5, 2001). "MX 2002 Featuring Ricky Carmichael (Xbox)". IGN. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on October 30, 2021. Retrieved January 19, 2024.
  24. ^ a b Preston, Jim (September 2001). "MX 2002 Featuring Ricky Carmichael (PS2)". NextGen. No. 81. Imagine Media. p. 83. Retrieved October 10, 2021.
  25. ^ a b "MX 2002 Featuring Ricky Carmichael (Xbox)". NextGen. No. 85. Imagine Media. January 2002. p. 31. Retrieved October 10, 2021.
  26. ^ "MX 2002 featuring Ricky Carmichael". Nintendo Power. Vol. 149. Nintendo of America. October 2001.
  27. ^ Baker, Chris (August 2001). "MX 2002 featuring Ricky Carmichael". Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine. No. 47. Ziff Davis. p. 104. Retrieved January 19, 2024.
  28. ^ "MX 2002 featuring Ricky Carmichael". Official Xbox Magazine. Imagine Media. February 2002. p. 73.
  29. ^ Saltzman, Marc (July 11, 2001). "Road rage rules in racing games [date mislabeled as "June 11, 2001"]". The Cincinnati Enquirer. Gannett Company. Archived from the original on July 17, 2001. Retrieved October 10, 2021.
  30. ^ Saltzman, Marc (July 17, 2001). "MX 2002 featuring Ricky Carmichael (PS2)". Playboy. Playboy Enterprises. Archived from the original on March 6, 2002. Retrieved October 10, 2021.
  31. ^ Dan Elektro (September 2001). "MX 2002 Featuring Ricky Carmichael" (PDF). GamePro. No. 156. IDG. p. 102. Archived from the original on September 11, 2004. Retrieved January 19, 2024.
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